Author Mark Brent reads from Idiot Factory in the embedded video . Article goes in-depth on what mindfulness is and what it is not.

The Pursuit of Happiness Is Making Us Miserable Our pursuit of happiness has become a form of psychological torture. Not because happiness is bad. Not because joy is fake. Not because wanting a good life is some kind of moral failure. The problem begins when happiness becomes a requirement. When we decide that every day must feel good, every feeling must be productive, and every uncomfortable moment must mean something is wrong with us. That is where we stop living and sta

This is a stylized audiobook style reading of Chapter 1 of the Idiot Factory. The actual manuscript is used verbatim for the voiceover, so yes, it's like getting an audiobook, but with a little more visual storytelling. Enjoy. https://youtu.be/xDcecvagCiI?is=hG8XEJRo9rj2Ms76